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Vetting, a “Golden Visa” and a Yacht in Paliouri: Mickoski Asked Questions and the Text Contains No Documents — What Is Claim and What Is Fact
In an interview with Alsat M, the prime minister said he has no problem with the vetting the opposition demands and posed a series of questions to the…
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Ten Drivers in 24 Hours: Four Without a Licence, Two Over 1.7 Per Mille, Three Under a Ban — Police to File Criminal Complaints
The Interior Ministry said that in the 24 hours up to October 10, ten drivers were detained for reckless driving under Article 297-a of the Criminal C…
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Polluted Air Arrives Before Winter: What Has Been Done Since Last Year and Where the Clean-Air Money Is
Beyond the 2025–2030 programme and projects worth about €14 million, no table of money actually paid by measure and location has been published, Racin…
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Ohrid in July: 82,500 Guests and 372,816 Overnight Stays — Turks Lead Among Foreigners, but Most Guests Are Domestic
According to the State Statistical Office, Ohrid had 47,737 domestic and 34,763 foreign tourists in July; Ohrid accounts for about 37 percent of all t…
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Clocks Go Back on October 25: Why the EU Still Has Not Ended Clock Changes Seven Years After the Vote
On the night between October 24 and 25 clocks go back from 03:00 to 02:00; summer time returns on March 28, 2027, and ending the clock changes has bee…
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October 11, 1941: The Attack on the Bulgarian Police Station in Prilep and Why the Day Is a State Holiday
On October 11, 1941, partisans of the First Prilep Partisan Detachment attacked the police station and prison in Prilep — an event regarded as the off…
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Six Candidates, One Municipality: Who Is Running for the Late Mayor’s Seat in Brvenica on October 18
The State Election Commission confirmed six candidate lists for the early mayoral election in Brvenica on October 18, after the death of Ivica Ilievsk…
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Electronic Voting for the Diaspora: A Bridge to Emigrants or a Security Hole?
The prime minister called electronic voting for the diaspora a “red line” in the Electoral Code; the opposition and critics warn about security, secre…
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Prespa Toward UNESCO: Three Countries, One Statement and Still No Known Deadline
The culture ministers of Macedonia, Greece and Albania signed a joint statement as the basis for preparing a nomination of the Prespa region for the W…
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The €200 Million Skopje–Blace Motorway: Does Macedonia Really Get a Road to Bar?
The new 10.5-kilometer section with five tunnels is to be built in about four years; Minister Nikoloski says it opens access to the Adriatic ports of …
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Prisons Are Full While Alternatives Sit Unused: Why Judges Don’t Reach for Them
Prisons in Idrizovo, Stip and Prilep are over capacity while alternative measures remain below their potential, according to the “360 Degrees” program…
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Prosecutor Suspected of Taking a “Reward for Influence” — Yet No Detention: Why the Judge Could Not Impose a Harsher Measure
The pre-trial judge accepted the measures proposed by the prosecution for the Bitola higher public prosecutor — surrender of his travel document and a…
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Mickoski Wants a “No New Veto” Guarantee While Sofia and Brussels Pass the Question Back and Forth
The prime minister says he expects a guarantee for citizens that there will be no new veto, and the government wants constitutional changes to take ef…
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“The Money in the Wall Is Ours”: What Judge Ristov’s Parents Said and What the DNA Analysis Showed
At the October 8 hearing, the parents of appellate judge Gjoko Ristov claimed the €350,000 found in a wall is theirs; the next hearing is on October 2…
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“In Politics, Never Say Never”: Mickoski Does Not Rule Out Early Elections
Asked about spring elections, the prime minister said “anything is possible,” but that the government was elected for four years; at the same time, in…
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Mucunski From Sofia: Talks Yes, Solution No — Positions Are “Very Distant”
After meeting Velislava Petrova-Chamova in Sofia, Timco Mucunski admitted that positions remain “very distant,” while Sofia said it has no other condi…
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Five Companies "for Bulgaria": A Document Check of Nikoloski's Claim
Deputy Prime Minister Nikoloski claims the Zaev–Filipce government negotiated selling five Macedonian companies to Bulgaria, but he names none, presen…
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An EU Flag on an Environment Law: Alignment or a Legal Gap
The ministry says the amendments to the Law on Environment follow EU law, but Eko-svest warns that key provisions are being removed and a legal gap is…
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A Bitola Higher Public Prosecutor Under Suspicion of Influencing Prosecutors and Judges: The Charge Versus the Headlines
The organized crime and corruption prosecution says there is reasonable suspicion that a higher public prosecutor from Bitola used his official positi…
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Sofia, October 8: What Can and Cannot Come Out of the Mucunski–Petrova Meeting
Foreign ministers Timco Mucunski of Macedonia and Velislava Petrova-Chamova of Bulgaria are expected to meet in Sofia today, but the format is still u…
